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The Long Road to Getting, and Keeping, More Women in Science

Chitra Kannabiran 17/11/2019

The status of women in science has become a...

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Allegations of Bullying and Gender Bias Surface in Swiss Academic Science

Thomas Lewton and Alice McCool 23/07/2019

Astrophysicist Marcella Carollo and others argue that women in...

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Review: Those Magnificent Women and Their Stories That Must Be Told

Jatan Mehta 29/04/2019

Minnie Vaid's new book, which profiles some of the...

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Why Mattel’s Astrophysicist Barbie Is Really the Same Problems in New Clothes

Nehmat Kaur 20/02/2019

The company's efforts to promote gender equality look hollow...

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A Sexism Less Noticed: In Academic Recommendation Letters

Aswin Sekhar 17/12/2018

Most of academia is highly competitive and near-misses are...

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Over Two Lakh Young Girls Die Every Year in India Because of Their Gender

Amanat Khullar 23/05/2018

A recent study of excess under-five female mortality in...

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A Simple Test to Tell When Indian Media Reports of Women in Science Betray Gender Bias

Vedika Inamdar 23/12/2017

Articles published on the lives and work of Janaki...